Travel tips for Altai Krai in Siberia: This is for the ultimate adventure lovers
This is one of my favourite photos. It was taken during my Altai Krai road trip. The autumn colours that day were warm and mellow and the broken down car seemed...
Travel Extras
24 photos that will tempt you to visit Siberia
On a desolate splendor of this autumn night
We listen to the serene call of the gleaming moonlight
Deciduous trees stand tall to acclaim its magnificence
Con...
Ladakh Travel Guide and Tips
My Ladakh sojourn was mind-blowing in every sense. The festival, terrain, food, people, remoteness of the region, and the adventures it offered took my travel e...
Fifty shades of Pangong Tso blue
Pangong Tso is closely related to the Tibetan word Lake Banggong which means 'long, narrow, enchanted lake' and it is indeed spectacular. One of the largest sal...
Reaching Ladakh by road from Kargil
Endless bleating woke me up to a bright sunny morning. I went out of my tent and saw a lovely bowl-shaped green forested basin surrounding me from all sides. Th...
Post cards from Kashmir to Kargil on Srinagar Leh road trip
On my first trip to Kashmir, I had the opportunity to explore Ladakh as well. Famously known as the "Land of High Passes", Ladakh is located in the eastern part...
Cuba Travel Guide including costs and tips
Cuba is not a pocket-friendly destination and while traveling through the world's last time warped, heavily sanctioned country, be prepared to bargain for every...
36 photos that may tempt you to visit Cuba
Visiting Cuba was my trip of a lifetime. Incidentally, I travelled there in 2014, during the Obama Presidential tenure and the country was in news for easing it...
The artisans of Raghurajpur in Odisha
I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were talking about dying art and handicraft heritag...
Story of the German bread, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due to my growing up in 80's Calcutta when bread went by the disgusting name "pauruti"...